WEBVTT HELD WITHOUT BAIL AT THEBALTIMORE COUNTY DETENTIONCENTER.>> IT'S A DIFFICULT VIDEO TOLOOK AT, DIFFICULT FORDETECTIVES TO SEE SOMETHING LIKETHIS JUST AS IT IS ANYONE ELSE. REPORTER: IT IS A VIDEO THATCAUSED OUTRAGE AS IT WENT VIRAL.WBAL TV HAS DECIDED NOT TO SHOWIT BUT THIS IS AN IMAGE FROM THEVIDEO OF A 26-YEAR-OLD MOTHERDISCIPLINING HER 5-YEAR-OLD SONAND SIX-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.>> SHE TOLD US THAT SHE SHOUTEDAS A BOY TO MAKE HER -- EIGHTBOY TO MAKE HER HUSBAND COMEHOME AND TAKE CARE OF HER.SHE SAID SHE WAS ANGRY AND UPSETWITH THE CHILDREN AT THE TIMESHE SHOT THE VIDEO.REPORTER: BALTIMORE COUNTYPOLICE ARRESTED RACHEL PIETRO OFMIDDLE RIVER.SHE IS CHARGED WITH SECONDDEGREE CHILD ABUSE AND ASSAULT. >> THERE IS MANY CHILD-ABUSECASES WE DEAL WITH EVERY DAY.WHEN WE SEE SOMETHING, IT HITSUS AND A WHOLE DIFFERENT WAYTHAN WHEN WE JUST READ ABOUT ITOR HEAR ABOUT IT.REPORTER: ACCORDING TO A COURTCHARGING DOCUMENT PIETRO TOLDPOLICE THE GIRL PULLED A KNIFEAND SCISSORS ON HER AND THE BOYBIT HER.11 NEWS WENT TO PIETRO'S MIDDLERIVER HOME WHERE POLICEDETERMINED SHE SHOT THE VIDEO NOONE RESPONDED.THE CHILDREN IN THE VIDEO AND A2-YEAR-OLD SON POLICE SAY HADBEEN TURNED OVER TO THEDEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICESBUT ARE NOW WITH RELATIVES.

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Updated: 10:25 AM EDT Mar 22, 2017

MIDDLE RIVER, Md. —

A Maryland woman has been arrested on child abuse charges after video of the incident went viral last week on social media